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when in fact education is very much part of the economy and the presidents do in most peoples view. then there was an attempt to try to get a political scalp in the so-called pay-fors and that was not a serious attempt to deal with this matter. and gradually we have come to a point where hopefully we will reach an agreement that everyone finds acceptable and that most importantly, allows 7.4 million students in this country to continue to pay their student loans at the current rate as opposed to double the rate. and that is purely a result of the leadership of president has shown on this matter. >> so you don't have any objections to the way things are so far that you know of? >> again as i've said we are awaiting a final product from congressional negotiators. >> and you have any details on the bus trip next week? >> none beyond what's been provided. i actually don't have anything additional for you. >> there's another round of talks in san diego next week. i know a lot of democrats on the hill have written a letter asking for more consultation and out congressman issa is asking to
when in fact education is very much part of the economy and the presidents do in most peoples view. then there was an attempt to try to get a political scalp in the so-called pay-fors and that was not a serious attempt to deal with this matter. and gradually we have come to a point where hopefully we will reach an agreement that everyone finds acceptable and that most importantly, allows 7.4 million students in this country to continue to pay their student loans at the current rate as opposed...
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in this economy, we can't afford that. we certainly can't afford it for internal insider washington, d.c., reasons. so i thank the presiding officer and i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent we now proceed with dispensing with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: due to a clerical air, printout of amendment number 200 on which was filed at the desk last evening had missing pages. i ask consent that the amendment be modified with the additional pages at the desk with the -- with the additional pages at the desk. further, that the cloture motion filed earlier today with respect to amendment 2000 be applicable to amendment 2000 as modified. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. re
in this economy, we can't afford that. we certainly can't afford it for internal insider washington, d.c., reasons. so i thank the presiding officer and i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent we now proceed with dispensing with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning...
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economy. now what does it mean when congress gives this authority or designates this notion in the statute? what it says is these institutions are too big to fail. so not only are we worried about the too big to fail but we have made the problem worse by actually embedded in the statute for these banking institutions and promoting the fsoc to designate certain institutions and we understand just from reading the newspapers that they have for the large insurance companies and in one case a finance company to be designated as too big to fail. what does it mean? what effect does that have? on the creditors will get these institutions and much safer investments than others. first of all once they are so designated they are supposed to be regulated stringently by the fed to really don't know what stringently means because of but of a regulation that suggests a number of things that would be the constituents of stringently but we haven't seen it in action. in any event, creditors would be delighted
economy. now what does it mean when congress gives this authority or designates this notion in the statute? what it says is these institutions are too big to fail. so not only are we worried about the too big to fail but we have made the problem worse by actually embedded in the statute for these banking institutions and promoting the fsoc to designate certain institutions and we understand just from reading the newspapers that they have for the large insurance companies and in one case a...
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long-term economy. what we need to do to turn this economy down is turned on the drag of the government and increase the entrepreneurship and private sector and when you grow the private sector -- >> moderator: musette turned on the job of government do you mean trim down jobs? craig: we need to hold the rate of the growth of government to no more than the rate of inflation which means one or 2% a year. i don't think jack is agrees with me on that. markell: no vv ekimov late we disagree but spending is 1.7%. we are the only administration when all the way back to the dupont administration where our state government is lower than it was. not counting features and the agency is under our control in the 16th cabinet department. the only administration going back all the way back to the administration it's not been through layoffs it's been through a very careful management of the attrition. no other administration democrat or republican can see that. we are moving in the right direction. >> moderator: we h
long-term economy. what we need to do to turn this economy down is turned on the drag of the government and increase the entrepreneurship and private sector and when you grow the private sector -- >> moderator: musette turned on the job of government do you mean trim down jobs? craig: we need to hold the rate of the growth of government to no more than the rate of inflation which means one or 2% a year. i don't think jack is agrees with me on that. markell: no vv ekimov late we disagree...
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and i think it is going to require a really different approach to the economy. different set of incentives laws, different approach to education. we do manpower development over here and have education department here and the two aren't connected. we have to completely merge them. in an ideal world that is what the election would be about. romney's view produce more startups versus obama's. it's not. but sooner or later that's where we will have to go to. >> let's go to the last group of questions because it is salient to that. talk about new actors and the rise of china. you might also carize it as the emergence of new competitors, new rivals both in terms of economics and power. tom wrote in his last book, china is getting the most out of its authoritarianism by contrast we americans are getting only 50% of the potential benefits from our first rate democratic system. john wrote, it may be possible for china to overtake the united states alone but it is much less likely that china will ever manage to overtake the western order. i'd like to go to you, john, on
and i think it is going to require a really different approach to the economy. different set of incentives laws, different approach to education. we do manpower development over here and have education department here and the two aren't connected. we have to completely merge them. in an ideal world that is what the election would be about. romney's view produce more startups versus obama's. it's not. but sooner or later that's where we will have to go to. >> let's go to the last group of...
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. >> i think the economy has a lot to do at that, too. people have to feel like they are fending for themselves now. >> so be it. >> stephanie? >> i agree with what he is saying. what i would add is a difference then, this movement has gone after the children. they are going to grow up to create children to eat better. the seniors, they were easy to recap it because they remember eating well. it is the middle group that has been ignored. the one that has been raised in the 70s that have been eating processed foods. in some ways, we can't cast them aside. because i personally feel that if you do, you are going to break the medical bank. we are going to have so much sickness and disease and not be able to pay for it all. you know, i think that in the future, starting from now and moving forward, we need to work on helping the ones that are going to grow old and need the most support. i think they have been ignored. twenty years from now, you know, i think it's going to be okay. because in a community, i am looking at young people. getting a
. >> i think the economy has a lot to do at that, too. people have to feel like they are fending for themselves now. >> so be it. >> stephanie? >> i agree with what he is saying. what i would add is a difference then, this movement has gone after the children. they are going to grow up to create children to eat better. the seniors, they were easy to recap it because they remember eating well. it is the middle group that has been ignored. the one that has been raised in...